2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/22/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Freeman | Wash St | JR | WR | 1 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 69.0 |
| 2 | Gabriel Benyard | KSU | SR | WR | 7 | 18 | 160 | 8.89 | 1 | 2.6 | 22.9 |
| 3 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 7 | 16 | 150 | 9.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.4 |
| 4 | Brennan Ridley | BGSU | SO | WR | 6 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | FR | WR | 7 | 15 | 211 | 14.07 | 1 | 2.1 | 30.1 |
| 5 | Bryson Hammer | Toledo | SO | WR | 7 | 15 | 200 | 13.33 | 0 | 2.1 | 28.6 |
| 5 | Cam Ross | Virginia | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 143 | 9.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
| 5 | Aaron Blancas | Ark St | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 10.7 |
| 9 | Devin Roche | ODU | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 143 | 10.21 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.4 |
| 10 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 244 | 18.77 | 1 | 1.9 | 34.9 |
| 10 | Wayne Harris | Kent State | FR | WR | 7 | 13 | 181 | 13.92 | 1 | 1.9 | 25.9 |
| 12 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 152 | 10.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| 13 | Jordan Napier | SDSU | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.5 |
| 13 | Jordan Malau'ulu | Fresno St | FR | WR | 7 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| 15 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 346 | 26.62 | 2 | 1.6 | 43.3 |
| 15 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 117 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 15 | Yamir Knight | SMU | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.7 |
| 18 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 191 | 15.92 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.9 |
| 18 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 18 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 21 | Victor Snow | Buffalo | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
| 21 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 21 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 8 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 21 | Zechariah Sample | Ariz St | FR | WR | 8 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.6 |
| 21 | Jacob De Jesus | California | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.0 |
| 21 | DeAngelo Irvin Jr. | UNLV | JR | WR | 7 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 27 | Ryan Niblett | Texas | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 289 | 32.11 | 2 | 1.3 | 41.3 |
| 27 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 27 | Lynel Billups-Williams | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 27 | Isaiah Spencer | Va Tech | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
| 27 | Dedrick Latulas | La Tech | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 27 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 8 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| 27 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 27 | Eric Willis III | UTEP | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Malcolm Simmons | Auburn | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.4 |
| 27 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 37 | Javarius Green | N Carolina | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.7 |
| 37 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 39 | Easton Messer | FAU | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.6 |
| 39 | Isaiah Sategna III | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.4 |
| 39 | Bryson Graves | Coast Car | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| 39 | Peyton Higgins | Troy | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| 39 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 90 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
| 39 | DeAree Rogers | N Illinois | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 39 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 8 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| 39 | Omari Hayes | Tulane | SO | WR | 7 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 39 | Devin Voisin | USA | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| 39 | Reese Smith | Liberty | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 39 | Beau Sparks | Texas St | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| 50 | Malachi Toney | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.9 |
| 50 | Carlos Hernandez | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.9 |
| 50 | Chase Hendricks | Ohio | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.6 |
| 50 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 8 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.1 |
| 50 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 50 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.1 |
| 50 | Demarcus Lacey | Marshall | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 50 | Vernell Brown III | Florida | FR | WR | 6 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 50 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 7 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 50 | Kam Shanks | Arkansas | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 50 | David Amador II | UTSA | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| 50 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 50 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 9 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 50 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| 50 | Trent Walker | Oregon St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 65 | Javion Kinnard | CSU | FR | RB | 7 | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 1 | 0.9 | 19.7 |
| 65 | Dash Luke | MO State | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 70 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.0 |
| 65 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 8 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
| 65 | Squirrel White | FSU | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 |
| 65 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| 65 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 65 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.3 |
| 65 | Harrison Wallace III | Miss | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 65 | Joedrick Lewis | Ball State | SR | DB | 7 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| 65 | Malik Sherrod | Boise St | SR | RB | 7 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 65 | Javon Robinson | Georgia St | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 65 | TJ Pride | NMSU | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 77 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 77 | TK King | NMSU | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 77 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| 77 | Sean Patrick | Akron | FR | RB | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 77 | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | W Mich | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 82 | Deion DeBlanc | Wyoming | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 1 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 82 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 82 | Jayden Thomas | Virginia | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| 82 | Jake Godfrey | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| 82 | Peyton Plott | Ga South | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.4 |
| 82 | Charlie Coenen | Wyoming | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 82 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| 82 | Bailey Stockton | Ga Tech | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 82 | Will Hardy | N Carolina | SR | DB | 7 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 82 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 7 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 82 | Landon Sides | N Texas | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 82 | Cole Adams | Alabama | SO | WR | 7 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 82 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 7 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 82 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| 82 | Kahanu Davis | Utah State | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| 82 | Kenyon Massey | U Mass | FR | WR | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 98 | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte | JR | WR | 7 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.9 |
| 98 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 7 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 98 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.